Press Releases

February 03, 2026

$12 Million to Revitalize Former Mill Sites Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $12,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to...

February 03, 2026

More than $46 Million for MaineDOT Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $46,250,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

February 03, 2026

More Than $2 Million for Senior Support Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2,370,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for senior...

February 03, 2026

More Than $5 Million for Maine Community Centers and Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $5,467,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

Nearly $25 Million for Maine Housing Projects Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $24,675,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

February 03, 2026

Bill to Combat Proliferation of Chinese-linked Illicit Drugs in Maine Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured significant funding and legislative language to support efforts to combat the...

February 03, 2026

Bill to Fund Key Drug Prevention, Consumer and Taxpayer Protection, and Small Business Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured funding and legislative language to support key drug prevention, consumer and...

February 03, 2026

Bill to Fund Key Transportation and Housing Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, secured significant funding and legislative language for Maine in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026...

February 03, 2026

Bill to Fund Key Health, Workforce, and Education Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, secured significant funding and legislative language for Maine in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026...

February 03, 2026

Bill to Support Shipbuilding, Defense Manufacturing, and Jobs in Maine Signed into Law

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured funding and legislative language to support Maine’s shipyards, defense...

February 03, 2026

Senator Collins’ Statement on Congress Passing Five-Bill Appropriations Package

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote of 217...

January 30, 2026

Senator Collins’ Statement on Senate Passage of Five-Bill FY26 Funding Package

Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins’ floor remarks WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued...

January 29, 2026

Senator Collins Announces ICE Ceases Enhanced Operations in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ceased its enhanced operations in the State of Maine. The...

January 24, 2026

Senator Collins' Statement on the Shooting of Alex Pretti

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis: "This tragic...

January 21, 2026

Senator Collins’ Statement on ICE Operations in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations taking place in the State of...

January 20, 2026

Congress Approves $51 Million for UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $51,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the...

January 20, 2026

Senator Collins Secures $45 Million for Landmark UMaine Health and Life Sciences Complex

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $45,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) to...

January 16, 2026

Congress Approves More Than $14.5 Million for Maine Law Enforcement and Public Safety Projects Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $14,566,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine...

January 16, 2026

Congress Approves More Than $4 Million for North Pond and Unity Pond Restoration Projects Secured by Senator Collins

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $4,350,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to improve...

January 16, 2026

Senators Collins, Kaine, Risch Welcome Policy Change to Cut Red Tape for Foreign-Born Religious Workers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Jim Risch (R-ID) welcomed an interim final rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which...

$12 Million to Revitalize Former Mill Sites Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More than $46 Million for MaineDOT Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $2 Million for Senior Support Services Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

More Than $5 Million for Maine Community Centers and Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Nearly $25 Million for Maine Housing Projects Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Bill to Combat Proliferation of Chinese-linked Illicit Drugs in Maine Signed into Law

Bill to Fund Key Drug Prevention, Consumer and Taxpayer Protection, and Small Business Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Bill to Fund Key Transportation and Housing Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Bill to Fund Key Health, Workforce, and Education Programs in Maine Signed into Law

Bill to Support Shipbuilding, Defense Manufacturing, and Jobs in Maine Signed into Law

Senator Collins’ Statement on Congress Passing Five-Bill Appropriations Package

Senator Collins’ Statement on Senate Passage of Five-Bill FY26 Funding Package

Senator Collins Announces ICE Ceases Enhanced Operations in Maine

Senator Collins' Statement on the Shooting of Alex Pretti

Senator Collins’ Statement on ICE Operations in Maine

Congress Approves $51 Million for UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins

Senator Collins Secures $45 Million for Landmark UMaine Health and Life Sciences Complex

Congress Approves More Than $14.5 Million for Maine Law Enforcement and Public Safety Projects Secured by Senator Collins

Congress Approves More Than $4 Million for North Pond and Unity Pond Restoration Projects Secured by Senator Collins

Senators Collins, Kaine, Risch Welcome Policy Change to Cut Red Tape for Foreign-Born Religious Workers